Long-term, single-arm, multicenter, open-label extension, Phase 3 study, to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ACT-293987 in patients with PAH who participated in the double-blind study AC-065A302 (GRIPHON)

Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: Up to end of study. The duration of the study will be country-dependent and based on the results of the AC-065A302 study. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Patients who participated to the double-blind study AC-065A302 and either had a morbidity event or had completed the study as scheduled per protocol.

Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who have started receiving prostacyclin (epoprostenol) or prostacyclin analogs (i.e., treprostinil, iloprost, beraprost) since the last study drug intake in AC-065A302/GRIPHON.

Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh C).

Females who are pregnant or who plan to become pregnant during the study, or are breastfeeding.

Any known factor or disease that might interfere with treatment compliance, study conduct or interpretation of the results, such as drug or alcohol dependence, or psychiatric disease.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01112306